Warner Bros. Footage Names Jesse Ehrman President of Manufacturing and Improvement

Warner Bros. Footage has named longtime government Jesse Ehrman as president of manufacturing and growth, Selection has discovered completely.

The 16-year studio government steps into the position vacated by Courtenay Valenti. He’ll report back to Michael DeLuca and Pamela Abdy, co-chairs and CEOs, Warner Bros. Footage Group. Ehrman will oversee and handle the division’s live-action growth crew and finances, and likewise work intently with DeLuca and Abdy on general slate growth.

Ehrman’s elevation additionally sees three others within the movie group promoted to senior V.P.: Cate Adams, Peter Dodd and Sheila Walcott.

Moreover, studio veteran Kevin McCormick will proceed in his position as Govt V.P., Manufacturing, working intently with Ehrman.

“This new management crew highlights a brand new period at Warner Bros. Footage,” DeLuca and Abdy informed Selection. “These executives are all good, super-talented and have nice style and instincts. Over his profession on the studio, Jesse has compiled a terrific filmography and demonstrated he’s the suitable selection to move up our manufacturing and growth crew. Cate, Peter and Sheila are all confirmed, extremely artistic growth executives with relationships and ability units that complement one another. With this crew, we’re well-positioned to proceed Warner Bros. Footage’ 100-year legacy of success.”

Todd Phillips, director of the studio’s billion-dollar grossing “Joker,” stated he’s had “an extended relationship with Jesse Ehrman than with most likely anybody else on the studio. Over time, we’ve gone from being colleagues to turning into nice associates. He has at all times been daring, considerate, wildly artistic and most significantly – sincere. I’m thrilled that he’s being given this chance.” 

Ehrman most not too long ago served as government V.P. of manufacturing. All through his tenure, he has labored on hits like “The Hangover” trilogy, “Ocean’s 8,” “Prepared Participant One,” “Tarzan,” “Scoob!,” “Area Jam 2,” “Undertaking X,” “The Marketing campaign,” “Due Date” and “Warfare Canines.” Titles at present below his purview embrace “Minecraft,” an “Ocean’s” prequel led by Margot Robbie and “Coyote vs. Acme.” He beforehand held posts at AMG and Dylan Sellers’ manufacturing firm. 

Adams has been with Warner Bros. Footage Group for greater than a decade, and has labored on movies like “The Good Guys,” “Inherent Vice,” “Tomb Raider,” “The Meg,” and “The Witches.” She’s at present overseeing manufacturing on “Magic Mike’s Final Dance,” “Barbie,” “The Meg 2” and “Wonka,” in addition to the preproduction actions on “Minecraft.” Previous to becoming a member of the studio, Adams began her profession with turns at Lynda Obst Productions, Emjag Productions and BermanBraun. 

Dodd joined Warner Bros. Footage in 2018 as vice chairman of artistic growth, and labored on “King Richard,” “Memory,” and “A Christmas Story Christmas.” He’s at present engaged on the upcoming untitled Bong Joon Ho function, the filmmaker’s follow-up to “Parasite.” Beforehand, Dodd was a movement image literary agent at UTA, the place he negotiated greater than 100 function movie offers with studios together with New Line, Netflix, A24and Common. 

Walcott labored at Warner Bros. Footage from 2017-2020 and returned in January 2022 as Vice President, Artistic Improvement. Among the many movies she’s labored on are “Within the Heights,” “Ocean’s 8,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “King Richard” and “A Star is Born.”  She’s at present engaged on the 2023 musical adaptation “The Colour Purple” and the sequel to “Godzilla vs. Kong.” She beforehand served as head of TV and movie at Malcom D. Lee’s Blackmaled Productions.